recipes

Somewhere between sorbet and a sno-cone, stronga granita is the perfect refreshment/strong when you're hot, cranky, and looking for an excuse to stick your face in the freezer every 30 minutes. This slideshow will teach you how to make your own granita by stirring some simple syrup into basically anything.

Is there anything more satisfying than an ice-cold coffee granita on a hot summer day? Enjoy it with whipped cream spoon after spoon..YUM!

This pasta captures the essence of basil, without pesto’s garlic, nuts and salty cheese tussling for attention It smells like a sun-warmed basil plant, one of summer's greatest moments To make it, simply blanch basil leaves to lock in their color, then blitz them with butter

These very best vanilla cupcakes are soft, moist, and stay this way even after refrigerating. Decadent crumb and a vanilla flavor complemented by cream cheese frosting, which makes it a great dessert for special occasions.

This Karpatka recipe is an amazing Polish Carpathian mountain cream cake that consists of two layers of choux pastry and delicious pastry cream in between.

Yes, you can make excellent ice cream without an ice cream machine — and with just two ingredients This salted caramel version has a buoyant, velvety texture thanks to whipped cream and gets toasty butterscotch notes from prepared dulce de leche, a richly complex substitute for the more commonly used sweetened condensed milk Adding a pinch of flaky sea salt to some of the dulce de leche before swirling it into the ice cream base gives the whole thing crunchy, savory pops, balancing out the sweetness

These soft and fluffy pistachio cupcakes with creamy strawberry frosting have the most wonderful sweet, fresh, and nutty flavors!

These vanilla bean-speckled strawberry shortcake cupcakes combine homemade strawberry filling and real strawberry whipped cream.

Layers of dark chocolate cake, silky chocolate buttercream, and raspberry filling, all covered with a luxurious chocolate raspberry ganache.

This no-colander-necessary, one-pot pasta method isn’t a gimmick: Cooking the noodles in just enough seasoned stock means they’re done in the same amount of time it takes the liquid to reduce into a concentrated, extra flavorful sauce Mascarpone makes it silky, though crème fraîche or even softened cream cheese would be solid substitutes While the pasta cooks, make a quick gremolata of chopped parsley, salted almonds and basil, which adds brightness and texture to the finished dish

This recipe is for a delicately sweet dessert whose elegance should not distract from its ease (it can be made while the rest of dinner is in the oven) Make sure you have fresh berries, and serve the result warm We call for blueberries or blackberries here, but feel free to try it with whatever seasonal fruit catches your eye.

The Roscioli family has built its own culinary empire in Rome since the 1960s, including bread bakeries, a pastry shop, a wine bar and a salumeria that moonlights as a restaurant It’s a straight-from-the-airport destination for many American chefs, who go to taste the best food and wine from all over Italy, plus perfected Roman classics like cacio e pepe The Roscioli method involves making a “crema” of cheese, pepper and water in advance

Whether you're stuck inside or celebrating Pi Day, this is the best pie you can make.

This Russian buttercream uses only 4 ingredients!! Its secret ingredient is sweetened condensed milk which makes it silky smooth.

This easy roasted chicken dinner packs a bright, puckery blueberry punch The whole-grain mustard gives the sauce spice and a satisfying pop that plays off the jammy blueberries Patting the thighs dry and starting them in a cold pan allows the skin plenty of time to render brown and crisp

A recipe for tasty lemon zest flavoured Mini Madeleines, with a poppy seed crunch!

Chocolate Orange Madeleines make for a delicious spin on the popular French treat!

Toscakaka is a traditional Swedish almond cake! Learn how to make this sweet, caramel almond cake and your taste buds will forever thank you.

Topped with fresh raspberries and a lemon-spiked mascarpone glaze, this light summery Bundt is perfect for Coronation celebrations.

Make the most of blood oranges while they are in season with this pretty bundt cake, complete with a blood orange glaze.

This simple traybake cake is flavoured with honey and orange. Use blood oranges while they're in season for a pop of beautiful colour.

Berry season is the time for shortcakes, a classic dessert with berries, whipped cream and freshly baked sconelike biscuits Here, a bit of sweet-tart lemon curd, prepared up to a week in advance and perfect with blackberries, makes these particularly special Serve these assembled, on individual dessert plates, or, if you prefer, set out all the elements for guests to build their own.

A pistachio custard tart topped with seasonal sweet peaches

These dainty cylindrical cookies might trigger nostalgia.

Cannoli Cookies are light & crispy cookie shell, filled with sweet ricotta filling - all the flavors you love in a cannolo, but easy to make

Even though I don’t like to feel ruled by what is “in season,” sometimes I can’t help but embrace it. Winter citrus feels like a gift from Mother Nature to bring some sunshine to the dreary cold months. When it never really gets bright out, and I’m in the wintery doldrums, something bright, sunny and...

Slowly but surely I am getting my groove back. When the stars and babysitters align and I have a few moments without my arms full of baby, I am hoping that I can gradually get back to posting more recipes. (I really miss it and get so much inspiration this time of year!.) If you...

Attention Lemon Lovers! This blog is my personal family recipe book. It’s the thing I can someday pass to my kids as a reference for all the recipes they loved of mine. If this is your first time visiting you may want to check out some classics: Chocolate Chip Cookies, The Best Banana Bread Ever, Chocolate...

Easy, soft and chewy White Chocolate Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are a perfect treat for the holidays! Great for gifting or cookie exchanges!

Featuring a juicy blueberry filling and a buttery, crumbly brown sugar streusel, there's much to love about these blueberry pie bars.